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Instant Pot Gumbo

This Instant Pot Gumbo is so easy to make and even easier to clean up. Made with sausage, chicken, and shrimp, this gumbo is BURSTING with flavor!

Instant Pot Gumbo is the perfect meal for a COLD day. It is thick, hearty, and is straight-up some of the comfiest comfort food of all time. I have tried several different varieties of gumbo, but my favorite includes chicken, sausage, AND shrimp. Mostly because I can’t pick a favorite meat to put in it. I like them all!

What is gumbo?

Gumbo is a Southern comfort food that originates in Southern Louisiana. It can be made SO many different ways most gumbo dishes start with a basic, dark roux, peppers, onions, and celery. You can add a protein such as sausage, chicken, or shrimp as well. Or all three. It is usually thickened with okra and/or filé powder in addition to the roux. It really depends on your taste!

Additions/Substitutions:

As mentioned above, there are so many ways you can go when making gumbo. Some may argue that tomatoes do not belong in gumbo when others love the added flavor of tomatoes. I really think there is no wrong way. Personally, I am not the biggest fan of okra, so it is something I usually leave out. Make it according to your tastes, be creative, and you won’t be disappointed!

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Gluten-Free Version:

To make this gumbo gluten-free the most obvious choice would be to use a gluten-free flour in the place of regular all-purpose flour in the roux. We use Namaste flour from Costco or a homemade flour blend when substituting flour. If you want to avoid making a roux, you can always use filé powder and/or okra to thicken instead. The Tony Chachere’s seasoning is GF so you should be good using that as your Creole seasoning in this recipe.

This recipe gave us amazing results. My girls had been asking for gumbo, and this absolutely delivered. This recipe was very easy to follow and smelled perfectly delightful from the start. I’ve never had so many helpers in the kitchen trying to snitch a taste as it cooked.

I cooked this last night for my wife in our Instant Pot and it is delicious. We substituted Sweet Italian sausage to limit the heat factor and didn’t use shrimp. It was easy to follow the directions and it was outstanding. We’ll definitely make it again. Thank you